WOW! Did you see the USA–Ghana soccer game? Be still my beating heart! GO
U S A!….Getting all ready for Nothing More‘s stop to the hardDriveRadio studios here in NYC tomorrow. It’s their first stop from their triumphant show at Download. They’ll be here for an interview and a performance. Good stuff! Been listening to their album that’s out next Tuesday! Lovin’ it! Meanwhile, our own Lou Brutus is headed to the Full Throttle Festival this Friday night to hang with some listeners and do a meet & greet with Halestorm, who are headlining Friday. Think he’s stoked? I do! Lou will also be on hand at Rockfest in Cadott, WI! He’ll be on the air with Cooper, hang with 92.9 The Rock listeners and introduce the bands. We’ve got VIP tickets and campsite accomodations for two to giveaway in the coming weeks, so please be sure you are a hardDriveRadio Radical so you can enter our contests! Got some killer things coming up for trips to see Soundgarden, Rockstar Uproar, the Volbeat-Five Finger Death Punch tour and more! You know how we do!..Speaking of which, the Rockstar Uproar Tour has been announced. Godsmack, Seether, Skillet, Pop Evil, Buckcherry, Redlight King, Escape The Fate, New Medicine, and more (see Road Rage page.) Tickets are on sale this Friday, Jun 20th at rockstaruproar.com. And if you purchase your tickets in the first 72 hrs (that’s the first 3 days), you’ll have the option to buy the new Godsmack album, 1000hp, for the low price of $7.99! Tour starts Aug 15 and runs through Sep 21….System Of A Down drummer John Dolmayan has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund his new project, These Grey Men, with the goal being to produce a star-studded covers album and tour. The album will include new renditions of songs by artists such as Radiohead, Outkast, David Bowie and many more, recorded by a yet-to-be-announced band of all-star players led by Dolmayan and his collaborator James Hazley. Various incentives are being offered to investors, ranging from personal drum lessons and an opportunity to attend a recording session to a private backyard concert, Skype sessions, studio visits, and having a credit in the liner notes. Hit John’s Kickstarter site here.….Happy Birthday to Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys who is 56 today.